‘It’s not about charisma’: Santos, Republican candidate for 5th Congressional District, says he is running on substance, not style

SOUTHBURY – The speeches ended at the Republican unity rally at Pomperaug High School and loyal sign-toting voters converged on the candidates in the front row. There were handshakes, selfies, and in the age of real-time politicking, livestreaming videos. Two youthful, high-octane Republicans, their voices booming with enthusiasm, found Manny Santos, the Republican candidate in […]

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Why isn’t Santos in Waterbury, New Britain, Bristol or Danbury out campaigning where the votes he needs to win are? Why is he wasting his time in Republican enclaves like Southbury? His campaign manager should be fired.

“Before joining the Republican-American in June 2012, he spent 10 years working in newspapers in New Hampshire and the North Shore of Massachusetts. He worked at Foster’s Daily Democrat and was part of the newspaper’s 2004 New Hampshire presidential primary coverage.”

Right! But BMW is correct. He should be stumping in more Dem towns. But with that said, if he can get more Reps and independents to actually go out and vote for him it would beat those Dem towns, in my opinion.